Railway-tie.



No. 652,265. Patentad lune 26, |900. R. E. HELLER.

RAILWAY TIE.

(Application led Nov. 28, 1899.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets- Smet l.

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No. 652,265. Patented lune 26, |900.

R. E..HELLER.

RAILWAY TIE.

(Application Bled Nov. 28, 1899.) (No Mdel.) 2 Sheets-Sheei 2.

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UNITED STATES ROBLEY EUGENE HELLER, OF ABINGDON, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,265, dated J une .26, 1900. Application iiled November 28, 1899. Serial No. 738,616. (No model.)

2b r/,ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBLEY EUGENE lIEL- LER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Abingdon, in the county ot' Knox and State ties thereof; and it has for its object to pro- Vide a construction in which the rails will be yieldably supported and will thus absorb the vibration incident to the running of a train and will eliminate the necessity for the employment of springs upon the cars and will avoid the objectionable sidewise movement of the cars which is incident to the present arrangement of springs.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in which similar numerals of reference designate like and corresponding parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a complete tie con-A structed in accordance with the present invention.- Fig. 2 is a transverse horizontal section of Fig. l, taken just below the top plate of the tie. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the complete tie with the railchairs in position. Fig. 4 is a view similar` to Fig. 3, with the chairs omitted and showing yieldable supports disposed beneath the chair-sockets to assistin sustainingthe weight applied to the rails. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 and showing a different construction of yieldable supports. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6 G of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective showing one of 'the parts of a rail-holding chair.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs.V l, 2, 3, 6, and 7, in constructing 'a tie in accordance with one em-l bodiment olf-this invention there is employed a base-plate 10, having a preferably-uniform thickness,excepting at two points upon its upper surface, where lugs 11 and 12 are formed, and which lugs are equidistant from their respective ends of the base and are separated by an interspace equal to the separation of the rails of the trackway to be supported by the tie. Secured upon the ends of the base 10 or formed integral therewith-are Vend plates 13 and 14, and tothe side edges of these end pieces and resting upon the base 10 are secured side plates l5 and'l. The side plates 15 and 1G are equal in thickness at theirends and central portions, as shown at 17 and 18, respectively, while between their ends and their central portions they are formed much thinner, as shown at 19, these thinportions permitting the proper elasticity and flexibility of the steel from which the plates are formed. As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the lugs 1l and 12 project sufficiently to enter the recesses formed by the thin portions of the side plates and act to brace these portions. Upon the upper edges of the side and end plates-is fixed a top plate 20, this top plate being adapt ed to lie with its outer edges flush with the outer faces of the side and end plates and having an opening 21, communicating withthe inclosure of the hollow tie.' The joints between the several plates of the tie are hermetically sealed, after which compressed air isfforced intothe tie, and the opening 2l is thenclosed. In orderto secure the rails to the top plate in the top plate and transversely thereof, the end walls of the recesses lying within the inclosure of the side edges of the top plate. The side walls of the recesses are beveled downwardly and outwardly, as shown at 24. In the recesses 22 and 23 are disposed chairs, n each of which comprises two elements 25 and 26, consisting of a bottom plate 27, the length .f of which is equal to that of the recess, while its greatest width isV equal to one-half the .greatest width of the recess. Oneedge of 'peach plate is beveled to correspond to' the beveled side wall of the recess, and at the termination of the bevel and upon the 'upper surface of the bottom plate is formed afl-lange 28. The flanges 28 are separated by a'ninterj space sufficient to receive the flange of a rail, and after the rail has been put in place the flanges 28 are bent inwardly to lie upon the flange of the rail, and thus hold the :rail securely in place. It will of course-be understood that the elements of the chairs are Vof malleable metal, and, as shown 'in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the top plate is thickened to compensate for the materialcut away in the formation of the recesses. As shown in .the

of the tie, two reeesses'22 and 23 are formed IOO drawings, the chair receiving recesses are disposed directly above the lugs l1 and 12, and hence under the influence of excessive weight upon the rails the downward movement of the top plate will be limited by the engagement of the thicken ed portions thereof with the lugs l1 and 12.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings there is shown a tie constructed in the same manner as above described, with the exception that instead of the formation of' lthe lugs 1l and 12 upon the base-plate there are annular flangesv 30, resulting in the formation of seats 3l, in which vare disposed the lower ends of helical springs 32, which bear at their opposite ends against the top plate, directly below the chair-receivin g recesses thereof.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings transverse flanges 33 and 34 are formed upon the base-plate in substitution of the flanges 30, flan ges 33 and 34 being separated by an interspace and adapted to receive between them the corresponding flanges 35 and 36, which are formed upon the thickened portion of the top plate directly belowr the chair receiving recesses. The flanges 35 and 36 are adapted for slidable movement with respect to the flanges 33 and 34, and within the inclosure of these flanges and between the top plate and the base-plate are disposed elastic blocks 37, of rubber or similar material, having the functions of the helical springs 32, for which they ai'e substituted.

The advantages of the structures shown in Figs. 4 and 5 will be apparent, as they provide means for yieldingly sustaining the top plates and insure the proper resiliency of the structure.

It will of course be understood that in practice the tie may be supplied with a filling of any elastic fluid and that any other arrangement of springs or different form of elastic support may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention. It will also be understood that the top and bottom plates, as also the sides and ends, may be made of' iron or of any other suitable material, and it will be seen that with the present structure a cheap and lasting tie is-produced.

What is claimed is- 1. A railway-tie consisting of flexible material having an elastic-fluid filling and adapted to receive rails.

2. A railway-tie formed of flexible material having an elastic-fluid filling and adapted for the attachment of rails thereto.

3. A railway-tie formed of flexible material having an elastic-fluid filling, and provided with recesses adapted Vto receive rail-holding chairs.

4t. A railway-tie comprising a hermeticallysealed box including a base-plate, side plates, a front plate and ends, the side plates being reduced in thickness between their centers and ends to increase the yieldability of the plate, and an elastic filling for the tie.

5. A railway-tie adapted for the attachment of rails thereto and comprising elastic plates adapted to lie normally in a predetermined position and to be deflected under the influence of pressure upon the rails supported thereby, and an elastic-fluid filling for the tie.

6. A hollow railway-tie adapt-ed to hold rails and comprising a box including a baseplate, rigid end plates fixed to the base, re-

plate, a resilient top plate supported upon the side plates and end plates, and an elastic filling for the tie.

7. A hollow railway-tie adapted to receive a fluid under pressure and comprising a baseplate, resilient side plates mounted upon the base-plate, a top plate mounted upon the side plates and adapted for the attachment of rails thereto, and stops adapted to limit the movement of the top plate in the direction of' the base-plate, the joints of the plates being hermetically sealed.

S. Ahollowrailway-tieincludingaboxcomprising a base-plate provided with flanges, resilient side plates mounted upon the baseplate, rigid end plates fixed to the base-plate, a resilient top plate mounted upon the side and end plates and provided with flanges adapted to slidably engage the corresponding flanges of the base-plate, and yieldable supports for the top plate disposed between the corresponding flanges of the top plate and base-plate.

9. A railway-tie comprising a plate having recesses, the side walls of which are beveled, and a chair disposed in each recess, each of said chairs having a beveled portion adapted to engage a beveled wall of the recess and adapted to lie with the opposite edges of their elements in engagement, and flanges adapted to engage the flange of the rail.

lO. A railway-tie comprising a plate having recesses therein, the side Walls of which are beveled, and chairs disposed in the recesses, each of the chairs comprising two plates having beveled edges adapted to engage the beveled walls of the recesses, and adapted to lie with their opposite edges in engagement, and flanges upon the plates of the chairs and adapted to be bent into engagement with the flange of a rail, the upper surfaces of the plates of the chairs lying flush with the plate of the tie.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBLEY EUGENE HELLER.

Witnesses: W. H. HELLER,

SUDA HATCHETT.

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